To DG875, we queried the handrails and were told that they are acceptable. They certainly look much nicer than the awful pinks and yellows that have been used. Everyone to their own but these are company colours and all future purchases will be as these. Ten are already planned for each of the next two years. Oh, and these will not be off to London for the Olympics. The final one arrived this evening so all ten should be in service by the end of this week. 109 was kept in earlier today for Volvo to have a check over and was on the road this afternoon on 43A I believe.
Lovely photographs and very smart looking buses. But, the interior shot shows up an anomaly to me. The 2+1 seating in the front area suggests that the 'walking route' to the rear portion should be offset. But the flooring (red colour) is right up the centre line. If Wrights knew that the seating was to be offset, why ever didn't they lay the red flooring to follow the walking route?
Interior colours are awful, they wouldn't look out of place in a house of a certain repute!
I'm told the interior layout was copied from a certain over operator along the coastline in Hampshire that took delivery of vehicles recently and whose vehicles were just in front of these in the production line at Wrights when I visited? Thankfully they didn't return the compliment and copy the interior colours of these, theirs look far nicer.
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Don't like the look of the 2+1 seating at the front
ReplyDeleteWhatever happened to the Diptac standard for high visibilty hand rails?.
ReplyDeleteLike Rob, don't like the seat layout (or the colour for that matter)
The new buses look fantastic both inside and out, well done Citybus, just a shame it's £3 from Wolseley Road Flats to the Square!
ReplyDeleteI've cleared 6 of them already today, aswell as having the pleasure of being the first on these buses in fare paying passenger service :)
They look great! I'll have to have a go on one of them soon!
ReplyDeleteWat a massive difference the branding makes to the look of these buses WA12 ACV was at Heysham yesterday
ReplyDeleteCorrection 43A, the 'first' Passenger on 108 (11:05 Royal Parade - Ernesettle, first Wright Service Bus) was Me!
ReplyDeleteTo DG875, we queried the handrails and were told that they are acceptable. They certainly look much nicer than the awful pinks and yellows that have been used. Everyone to their own but these are company colours and all future purchases will be as these. Ten are already planned for each of the next two years. Oh, and these will not be off to London for the Olympics. The final one arrived this evening so all ten should be in service by the end of this week. 109 was kept in earlier today for Volvo to have a check over and was on the road this afternoon on 43A I believe.
ReplyDeleteI think the interior certainly looks different, it'll take some getting used to, but it certainly looks very smart and modern.
ReplyDeleteSpotted a Optare Excel on the no 2 this morning, reg is T736 JGB
ReplyDelete107, 108, 109 all on th 43A which was a suprise!
ReplyDeleteAnyone know the registrations of 102 and 103? Below is my current registration list, if anyone notices any mistakes let me know!
ReplyDelete100 - WA12 ACJ
101 - WA12 ACO
102 -
103 -
104 - WA12 ACX
105 - WA12 ACY
106 - WA12 ACZ
107 - WA12 ADO
108 - WA12 ADU
109 - WA12 ADV
I believe the 2 missing ones should be WA12ACU/ ACV assume in that order but not seen them yet
ReplyDeleteThe other two must be WA12 ACU and WA12 ADW, got them from this post.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.plymothiantransit.com/2012/03/four-more-on-their-way.html
Excellent Citybus/Go Ahead - really smart!
ReplyDeleteLovely photographs and very smart looking buses. But, the interior shot shows up an anomaly to me. The 2+1 seating in the front area suggests that the 'walking route' to the rear portion should be offset. But the flooring (red colour) is right up the centre line. If Wrights knew that the seating was to be offset, why ever didn't they lay the red flooring to follow the walking route?
ReplyDeleteOtherwise brilliant looking buses.
Nice buses! Although I don't like the 2+1 seating.
ReplyDeleteInterior colours are awful, they wouldn't look out of place in a house of a certain repute!
ReplyDeleteI'm told the interior layout was copied from a certain over operator along the coastline in Hampshire that took delivery of vehicles recently and whose vehicles were just in front of these in the production line at Wrights when I visited? Thankfully they didn't return the compliment and copy the interior colours of these, theirs look far nicer.
Interest thing to notice - Citybus seem to like these plate endings!
ReplyDelete55 - WA51 ACO
56 - WA51 ACU
57 - WA51 ACV
58 - WA51 ACX
59 - WA51 ACY
101 - WA12 ACO
102 - WA12 ACU
103 - WA12 ACV
104 - WA12 ACX
105 - WA12 ACY
Just noticed, 100 has no Curb side trim on the front wheel nuts.
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